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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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Topic: Livestock

Maharashtra’s cattle trade comes to near standstill as traders allege ‘free rein’ to gau rakshaks

Maharashtra MoS (Home) Yogesh Kadam says he assured representatives of Qureshi community of action against those harassing cattle traders, but they are yet to share any complaints.

In J&K’s Samba, hundreds of livestock killed, livelihoods snuffed out by cross-border shelling

Samba district suffered loss of over 340 livestock animals during three days of cross-border shelling from 7 May to 10 May, according to the animal husbandry department.

India launches Livestock Support Program

A-HELP will provide services including disease control and insurance.

Department of Animal Husbandry to organise workshop ahead of 21st Livestock Census

The workshop will commence with an inaugural ceremony and a detailed session on the census methodology.

We did the math. Here’s what India needs to achieve E20 plan of blending petrol with ethanol

Modi govt’s aggressive push to meet E20 target in the next two years can pit energy needs against food security.

Govt withdraws livestock bill amid protests by animal lovers, activists: ‘Needs wider consultation’

After protests against proposed draft by those who believe it would result in animal cruelty, dept of animal husbandry & dairying says time is needed 'to make further comments'.

Why animal lovers, activists are up in arms against draft livestock bill — ‘cruelty, spoil native gene pool’

Draft Live-stock and Live-stock products (Importation and Exportation) Bill, 2023 aimed at framing measures to regulate trade. #saynotolivestockbill2023 trends on Twitter.

Livestock on life support: Where Pakistan floods hit the hardest

Agriculture contributes around 23% of Pakistan’s GDP. Some estimates indicate that 21 million acres of crops across the nation have been swamped by the floods.

Want to boost milk and meat production? Feeding insects to cattle can help

The global market for edible insects is growing quickly, and advocates say that using insects as ingredients can make human and animal food more sustainable.

Panel led by BJP MP slams animal husbandry dept for ‘zero’ funds to cow disease protection

In a report tabled in Parliament, panel also found no veterinary hospitals were strengthened or established in the last 4 years for livestock such as cows, buffaloes, sheep and goats among others.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.